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Tuesday, 19 November 2013

I’m sure I’m not the only one who is trudging along at
University whilst trying to manage a long-distance relationship. After being
with my significant other for over 5 years (the last 2 and a half of those
being at University) we do whatever we can to shelter our relationship and make
the long distance work.

Chris, the boyfriend, goes to Newcastle University and therefore lives 299
miles away from me. Or, the equivalent to 4 hours 55 in the car, 5 hours on
trains, 8 hours on buses or (and just for the hell of it) 31 hours cycling.
There’s no point putting the amount of time for walking on there, I’m no
Vanessa Carlton – “I’d walk a thousand miles if I could just see you tonight.”

For a long time Chris and I were unable to Skype because of bad internet
connection (a common problem for us poor students) and neither of us have many
monthly minutes on our phone plans which basically means that texting was our
way of staying connected. For most of my second year I had a relationship with
my inbox, not very healthy at all.

But one thing I have learned from a long distance relationship; is how
important our time is when we do get to spend it together. It’s true; absence
does make the heart grow fonder.
In our last year we are now looking forward to a future where we live in, at
least, the same region of the country as each other.

If you are reading this and are currently in a long-distance relationship then
my advice is to push through it and stay strong because it gets easier and it’s
100% worth it in the end – what you’re left with is a rock solid bond that
can’t be touched by anything.